Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Almost Blue

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Label:	F-Beat – XXLP13, F-Beat – XXLP 13
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	Oct 1981
Genre:	Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Country, Country Rock

Tracklist

A1	Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do) Written-By – Williams*	1:30
A2	Sweet Dreams Written-By – Gibson*	2:52
A3	Success Written-By – Mullins*	2:35
A4	I'm Your Toy Written-By – Ethridge, Parsons	3:18
A5	Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down Written-By – Haggard*	2:05
A6	Brown To Blue Written-By – Mathis, Jones, Frank*	2:35
B1	Good Year For The Roses Written-By – Chesnut*	3:05
B2	Sittin' And Thinkin' Written-By – Rich*	2:50
B3	Colour Of The Blues Written-By – Jones, Williams	2:15
B4	Too Far Gone Written-By – Sherrill*	3:18
B5	Honey Hush Written-By – Turner*	2:05
B6	How Much I Lied Written-By – Parsons, Rifkin	2:40

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd.
Copyright © – F-Beat Records Ltd.
Recorded At – CBS Studios, Nashville
Printed By – Robor Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – The Town House
Pressed By – WEA Records Pressing Plant, West Drayton
Published By – Acuff Rose Music Ltd.
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Published By – Burlington Music Ltd.
Published By – Knox Music Ltd.
Published By – Lark Music Ltd.
Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – Carlin Music Ltd.
Published By – Rondor Music Ltd.

Credits

Backing Vocals – Nashville Edition*
Bass – Bruce Thomas
Design [Sleeve Design, Uncredited] – Barney Bubbles
Drums – Pete Thomas
Engineer – Ron 'Snake' Reynolds*
Engineer [Assistant] – Fast Eddy Hudson*
Guitar, Vocals – Elvis Costello
Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – John McFee
Photography By – Keith Morris (8)
Piano, Organ – Steve Nieve
Producer – Billy Sherrill
Violin – Tommy Miller*

Notes

Sleeve is laminated and some copies had stickers on front of sleeve:
"Warning! This album contains Country & Western Music & may produce radical reaction in narrow minded people."
"Elvis Costello & The Attractions Contains the Hit Singles Good Year For The Roses & Sweet Dreams XXLP 13"

Catalog number on sleeve: XXLP13
Catalog number on labels: XXLP 13

Information on labels:
℗ 1981 Riviera Global Record Prods Ltd
© 1981 F-Beat Records Ltd

Information on back of sleeve:
Recorded in CBS Studio A Nashville
Dates 18-29 May 1981

Printed in England by Robor Limited

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): XXLP 13-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): XXLP 13-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Etched, variant 1): XX LP 13 A1 B W 16
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, Etched, variant 1): XX LP 13 B1 D W 13
Matrix / Runout (Sides A & B, Stamped, variant 1 and 2): TOWNHOUSE
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 2): XXLP 13 A1 W-28
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 2): XXLP 13 B1 B W-41
Rights Society (Track A5): MCPS

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Almost Blue (Cassette, Album)	Columbia	PCT 37562	US	1981
Recently Edited	Almost Blue (LP, Album)	Columbia	FC 37562	US	1981
New Submission	Almost Blue (LP, Album)	F-Beat, F-Beat	FB 58 392, FB K 58 392	Netherlands	1981
Recently Edited	Almost Blue (LP, Album)	F-Beat	XXLP 13	Scandinavia	1981
New Submission	Almost Blue (LP, Album)	F-Beat	FB 58 392	Netherlands	1981